HOUSTON, TEXAS — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Cub Energy Inc. (“Cub” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: KUB), a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company, announces the Company–s indirectly held 30% subsidiary, KUB-Gas LLC (“KUB-Gas”), has made a prepayment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) in the amount of USD 10.0 million under the terms of the EBRD loan agreement (“Loan”). KUB-Gas will also make a regularly scheduled principle payment in the amount of USD 935,897 on January 15, 2013. Following these repayments, the outstanding balance of the EBRD loan after January 15, 2013 will be USD 10,294,872.
The Loan, initially for an amount of up to USD 40 million, was signed in May 2011 with the funds therefrom intended to finance the ongoing development of additional production from KUB-Gas– Vergunskoye, Olgovskoye, Makeevskoye and Krutogorovskoye fields in the Lugansk region of Ukraine. The first tranche of the Loan in the amount of US 23.0 million was fully drawn. However, with consistently strong production and financial performance from KUB-Gas– producing properties, the second tranche of USD 17.0 million was never drawn. The USD 10.0 million prepayment on the first tranche was made from KUB-Gas– internally generated funds.
Mikhail Afendikov, Chairman and Chief Executive, commented:
“The success we had in 2012 has made possible the early repayment of our EBRD credit facility. The capital provided under the loan agreement with EBRD was key to our aggressive 2012 work programme and proved to be an effective and meaningful tool for us. Moving forward, with the 2013 workplan self-funded, we are optimistic and look forward to the year ahead.”
About Cub Energy Inc.
Cub Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KUB) is a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company with 110,000 net acres, in nine exploration and production licences, in the two major producing basins within Ukraine. The Company–s strategy is to use western technology and capital, combined with local expertise to create value in its undeveloped land base, building a portfolio of high margin producing oil and gas assets. The Company has offices in Houston, Toronto and Kyiv and trades in Toronto on the TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol KUB.
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Cub Energy Inc.
Lionel C. McBee
Director of Investor Relations
(713) 677-0439
Cub Energy Inc.
Mikhail Afendikov
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(713) 677-0439